Lauraceae is a widely distributed family in Colombia, with 261 species and 20 genera, distributed from lowland to high Andean forests. In Bogota it is represented by ten species of trees, eight native and two cultivated foreigners. The objective of this study is to present a current taxonomical sinopsis of the Lauraceae family in the Capital District. Through field and herbarium work, 73 specimens were examined and determined for the District. The presence of five genera was confirmed: Ocotea with four species, Persea with three species, and Aiouea, Laurus and Nectandra, with only one species each. Ocotea gentryi and Ocotea heterochroma are considered highly similar when sterile, and diagnostic reproductive characters are highlighted to separate them. Ocotea fulvescens is discarded in Bogota, and the update of Ocotea calophylla (nom. illeg.) to its current valid name Ocotea caesariata was done. Sumapaz is found to be the species richest area on Lauraceae, therefore it is recommended to increase the collection and conservation efforts in that locality. This taxonomic revision is part of the Flora de Bogota project, and aims to become a tool for the identification of Lauraceae species in the rural and urban areas of the Capital District.